Megha-Tropiques and SARAL are joint satellite missions of ISRO with which agency?
- A.NASA
- B.JAXA
- C.CNES
- D.Roscosmos
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Explanation
The correct answer is CNES, the space agency of France. The release recalls that India and France have shared a close space partnership spanning nearly six decades, and that cooperation between ISRO and CNES has included the joint satellite missions Megha-Tropiques and SARAL. It adds that the two sides are pursuing further cooperation in Earth observation and in climate-related applications, which is the natural line of work for both of those missions. Option A, NASA, is the agency of the United States and partners ISRO on other projects, but it is not the partner named here. Option B, JAXA, is the Japanese agency and again is not mentioned in this release. Option D, Roscosmos, is the Russian agency and has no role in these two missions. The safest way to hold this is to link the country, the agency and the missions together: France, CNES, Megha-Tropiques and SARAL. The same meeting also settled that Prof Philippe Baptiste would visit India from 28 to 30 September 2026.
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Practice Questions
In which city is the International Space Summit discussed by India and France being held?
- A.Vienna
- B.Paris
- C.Toulouse
- D.Geneva
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The release states that the virtual bilateral meeting between Dr Jitendra Singh and Prof Philippe Baptiste took place ahead of the International Space Summit, which is scheduled in Paris on 9 and 10 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who has been invited to deliver the opening keynote at the International Space Summit on India's future human spaceflight?
- A.The Prime Minister of India
- B.Dr Jitendra Singh
- C.The Chairman of ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space
- D.The Principal Scientific Adviser
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The release says clearly that this office holder has been invited to deliver the opening keynote, and that the subject of the keynote is India's future human spaceflight in Low Earth Orbit.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillar II thematic clusters of Horizon Europe named as matching India's research priorities?
- A.Health
- B.Climate, energy and mobility
- C.Defence procurement and arms exports
- D.Food and the bioeconomy
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The clusters listed under Pillar II of Horizon Europe in the announcement are health; digital technologies, industry and space; climate, energy and mobility; and food and the bioeconomy.
Read the full explanation →The exploration of India's association with Horizon Europe was launched after a summit held on which date?
- A.27 January 2026
- B.15 July 2026
- C.7 November 2026
- D.15 August 2025
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According to the announcement, an exploration of the possible association was launched after the India-EU Summit held on that date, which the Ministry of Science and Technology calls historic.
Read the full explanation →India concluded association negotiations with the European Union for which programme?
- A.Erasmus Plus
- B.Horizon Europe
- C.Copernicus
- D.Galileo
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The Ministry of Science and Technology announced that India and the European Union had successfully completed negotiations for India's association with Horizon Europe, which the release describes as the EU's flagship research and innovation programme.
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